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Homes Tours

By TIMES STAFF
Published May 7, 2005


In Historic Roser Park Third Annual Tour of Homes, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. today. Eight homes are featured in this historic neighborhood near Bayfront Medical Center, St. Petersburg. Tickets: $10 at 735 Eighth Ave. S.

The Homes of Treasure Island, 1 to 5 p.m. May 22. This tour of new or remodeled homes, sponsored by Treasure Island Business Association, celebrates the city's 50th anniversary. Tickets: $20; call (727) 360-2366. Tickets are available at City Hall, Benjamin's, Jacqueline's Salon, Bank of America, Fifth Third Bank, and Books and Bagels in the City, all in Treasure Island; or by mail ($22). Call (727) 360-2366. No children younger than 12, no cameras, no beach attire. Tour buses leave from the Treasure Island Tennis & Yacht Club, 400 Treasure Island Causeway, or tourgoers may drive themselves.

Second Annual Pink Flamingo Home Tour, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. June 4. Nearly a dozen Mediterranean Revival homes will be on show in Gulfport. Sponsored by Gulfport Chamber of Commerce, Gulfport Historical Society, Stetson University College of Law, city of Gulfport. Tickets: $10, available on tour day in the central courtyard at Stetson University, 1401 61st St. S. Free trolley loops through tour neighborhoods. Guided tour of Stetson College of Law buildings, once the Hotel Rolyat. Park at Stetson, 61st Street at 15th Avenue S. 727 344-3711 or visit www.gulfportchamberofcommerce.com -- Times staff writer

[Last modified May 10, 2005, 14:00:30]


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